European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page b the stars and stripes january 1978 regional delegates beating european Bush for foreign companies Bonn a the Battle to attract for eign companies to the United slates is Healing up As the Dollar plummets in Twenty one Stales or regions of Stales and 12 port authorities Are vying full time for companies forced by the Cost squeeze to establish subsidiaries in the worlds largest consumer Competition to con sular officer John Beck said of american promoter combing West Germany to lure potential investors to their Home Germany Export oriented companies have been Slung by the fall of the Dollar against the German making their goods More expensive and less compel live in the United the How of Mark investments into real Eulale and securities an estimated Moo million Worth last year alone has surpassed annual investments in Germany for three years tip of the iceberg Bui Thall Only the lip of the said a embassy theres a lot More German Money moved in secretly through Switzerland and other third coun sponsored Trade Day conferences throughout West Germany ii last year alone Are Good opportunities for thirty three German Compa tiles and id american states attended the Bonn conference last we invite the German companies but keep the names confidential until the Day of the the slate promoters try to beat the competitor by making offers Beck Competition la so intense that european companies can afford to shop around for the Best the Volkswagen Case is a classic exam ple of How germans can use the rivalry of suites to their own a Wesl German economics re ported the Battle came Down to Ohio and Penn with the latter going the furthest to satisfy vow Boss Toni Schmuecker de capital one Manship is a crucial Factor in us High stakes the Southern states Tike to stress their cheap labor but those country boys cant stack up to the highly skilled workers in the said a Midwest stale repro who asked not to be one of the biggest surprises for German investors is Pool of skilled insisted Ray North Carolina there amazed at Eta vocational training big Selling Denney Are North Carolinas lowest wage rate in the country averaging his an hour and the lowest unionization there Are already 12 German firms in the Arao Southwest Pennsylva British doctor notes London i Lashio Naoich Long hair which Many British surgeons fail to keep property covered during operations is health Hazard to a senior doctor they sport Caps which Perch inadequately on hairy Heads like Heads of hair Are full of Bacler Zacarry ing wrote Norman Sim Mons m the British medical the difference is that in operating Thea ters the particles can infect said who Heads the department of clinical bacteriology and virology Ai Guys Hospital in Nias discounted the unionization the 37 German companies in our part of the slate have avoided unions by offering workers a somewhat better package or benefits than unionized out he said but ills could change at the Volkswagen he profit int a dirty word in said Trade representative Robert implying that some states tax Industry excess i stress our German Heri said Donald Burdon of fifty percent of the states population claim German joint ventures which give germans Access to american sales organizations and proven markets Are the most popular nonsmoking areas offered in Swiss train dining cars Switzerland a Switzer lands nonsmoking train travellers can enjoy a smoke free meal in what is believed to be an International first sections of restaurant cars on Swiss trains Are being reserved for the non the first time says Alexander press chief of the Swiss Federal the move complements a recent Swiss railways poll which showed that two out of three train travellers preferred a nonsmoking Pas Senger Compart train passenger compartments Are divided Soso Between smokers and said am but our new constructions will provide More one word at warning is How in people would be Well advised to use smoking since All flu infected travellers tend to choose the he Switzerland smokers May also find themselves soon having to Book a smokers Only table next time they Lake a trip to their Favourite restaurant More than 150 restaurants and guest houses have introduced separate sections for smokers and nonsmokers on their and the trend is spread Many of the businesses Are enjoying increased turnover As a result of us claims the Lucer based Swiss nonsmoking in the near even More businesses will take to the said association Secretary but Syhlman warned As Long As fail to make a stand against having to inhale thick restaurant owners will not be motivated into installing tobacco ret Sec it ladder Are otherwise tills could be Early practice for next if s rough sledding in Bavaria i a Tum Natac Type of companion Amadag Miledi wits toe Bant Chapoit noun i in the Bavart a photo atom Plant contract to be probed Philippines api president Ferdinand Marcos has ordered an investigation to determine whether a golfing buddy received commissions to win con tracts to build a nuclear Power Plant near a presidential spokesman said companies owned by Herminio whose wife is a Cousin of Marcos wife won contracts from Westinghouse International to build and insure the i billion scheduled for completion in the Early 1380s Discini earned a Lew million dollars in Discini has declined comment the new York times reported Duzine the weekend that Westinghouse had admitted paying commissions to the presidential spokesman said Marcos directed Energy Secretary Geronimo Velasco to investigate the Westing housed Sim connection after published reports said Dikinis Herdis management and investment corp stood to gain 550 million to million from the Deal Marcos has said he May cancel the Westinghouse contract because of Dikinis involve has said he will seek legislation forbidding the Export impart Bank rom financing nuclear including the one across Manila Bay Tarn the plus Pine r Long said he objects to 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